Boston Tech Roundup: Bain Capital, Polaris, Onapsis, & More

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[Updated 12:45 pm] We’ve got news on venture funds and startups around the greater Boston area raising money in this week’s collection of innovation sector headlines:

—Bain Capital Ventures has filed SEC paperwork for a new investment pool of about $850 million, spread across twofunds. Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures also has offices in New York and Palo Alto, CA. It last raised a venture fund of about $600 million in 2012.

—Boston’s Polaris Partners is reportedly looking for investors in a new venture fund. Fortune’s Dan Primack has the news, and says the latest fund is targeting $400 million. No paperwork has been filed with federal regulators yet. Earlier this week, Polaris said former oDesk CEO Gary Stewart would join the firm as a venture partner in its San Francisco office.

—Onapsis, a Cambridge, MA-based security software company, has raised about $9.6 million to boost its product and expand sales efforts. The investment was led by .406 Ventures, joined by Endeavor Catalyst and previous investors. Onapsis focuses on protecting behind-the-scenes business software, such as programs used for enterprise resource planning and supply chain management.

—Pixability, a Boston-based seller of video marketing software, has added $4 million to its Series B investment round. Point Judith Capital led the investment, joined by Quad/Graphics and Progress Ventures. Pixability’s software helps companies market themselves on YouTube. It had raised about $4.1 million in the first piece of the Series B round in early 2013.